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I do! It was fascinating for me because it was almost entirely new material…hugely edifying on an underpopularized history. Not as long as it seems, either, and a beautiful book.

Thanks for reading and commenting, Simon!

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May 28·edited May 28Liked by Chip Parkhurst

Fascinating stuff. Deeply flawed people are just more interesting. No one's writing a one-man play or an opera about Jimmy Carter like people have done for Nixon. Do you recommend The Middle Kingdoms, Chip?

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